Surgery for spinal deformity in city, soon

A team of orthopaedic surgeons at King George's Medical University would be able to undertake spinal deformity correction surgeries soon. Once the facility is in place, patients in need of corrective surgery need not travel to centers like All India Institute of Medical Sciences for the purpose.TNN | November 10, 2015, 08:30 IST

"This will convince the doctors of the world that they do not need to tell patients 'you will never walk again'," US-based doctor Wise Young said.LUCKNOW: A team of orthopaedic surgeons at King George's Medical University would be able to undertake spinal deformity correction surgeries soon. Once the facility is in place, patients in need of corrective surgery need not travel to centers like All India Institute of Medical Sciences for the purpose.

Sharing this at the Dr A N Srivsatava Memorial Oration here on Monday, senior faculty Dr R N Srivastava said, “The problem of spinal deformity (or hunched back) was common in India. Estimates show one in 10,000 Indians, mainly women, suffer from the problem. In Lucknow, we get at least two cases of spinal deformity per week in the OPD.”

Dr Srivastava said faculty training for the purpose has already begun while the medical university has given a clearance. “We would be submitting a formal proposal for infrastructure development to the university soon,” he told reporters, adding that if all goes as per plan, the facility would be available to public in 6-8 months.

Training would be provided by Dr Arvind Jayaswal, spinal surgeon expert from AIIMS, who delivered a public lecture on the topic too. Jayaswal said surgery was like last resort to get rid of spinal deformity. “The problem may be corrected with posture correction aids and physiotherapy in the early stage. Because the back is kept closed always, especially in the case of girls, the hunch goes undetected during the nascent stage when it can be cured, he added.

On the occasion, experts emphasised on the need for holding a screening programme for identification of spinal deformity in people so that they may be saved from physical health issues and social stigma.

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